Bacterial pathogen must balance between colonizing airways and developing antibiotic tolerance, study reveals
Imagine trying to settle into a new home while constantly being attacked. That's what the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...
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Intermountain Health researchers receive major grant to study methods to establish long-term antibiotic stewardship in urgent care settings
Researchers at Intermountain Health have been awarded a $356,000 grant from Merck, a global science and technology company ...
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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections
A 7-day course of antibiotics for patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections was just as effective as a 14-day course, ...
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For Bloodstream Infection, 7 Days of Antibiotics as Effective as 14
Investigators of the seven-country BALANCE trial said cutting duration to 7 days could slash costs and reduce harms and may ...
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Large study finds antibiotics aren't effective for most lower tract respiratory infections
"Upper respiratory tract infections usually include the common cold, sore throat, sinus infections and ear infections and have well established ways to determine if antibiotics should be given ...
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Student Health records increase in respiratory infections
Student Health reports higher cases of respiratory infections this season, including a few cases of pertussis — also known as ...
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Update on Antibiotics for Infection Control in Cystic Fibrosis
aeruginosa infection can ... use of aerosolized antibiotics such as tobramycin or colistin, as well as oral azithromycin for its immunomodulatory effects, may preserve lung function in patients ...
Antibiotics for seven days found feasible for patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections
Treating hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections with antibiotics for seven days is noninferior to treating for 14 ...
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A cause of walking pneumonia is surging in young children, CDC says
Bacterial infections from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which can cause walking pneumonia, have surged since late spring, according ...
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7 days of antibiotics as effective as 14 for blood infections: Study
New study finds that a 7-day antibiotic course is just as effective as a 14-day course for treating bloodstream infections, with lower mortality rates.
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IDSA: Antibiotics for Seven Days Feasible for Patients Hospitalized With Bloodstream Infections
Treating hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections with antibiotics for seven days is noninferior to treating ...
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IDSA: Antibiotics for Seven Days Feasible for Patients Hospitalized With Bloodstream Infections
(HealthDay News) — Treating hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections with antibiotics for 7 days ... tract (42.2%), abdomen (18.8 percent), lung (13.0%), vascular catheters (6.3% ...